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Alaska:
>Extensive road networks connecting many communities (though still many remote areas)
>Multiple airports with regular commercial flights
>Developed ports, including in Anchorage and Dutch Harbor
>Energy infrastructure includes oil pipelines and electrical grids

Chukotka:
>Very limited road connectivity — mostly between key towns; many settlements only accessible by air or sea
>Airports in major towns like Anadyr serve as lifelines
>Ports mainly used seasonally due to ice conditions
>Energy mostly dependent on local diesel generators and limited grids

Alaska rail mileage:
800 miles (about 1,287 km)
Chukotka rail mileage:
ZERO

Alaska won, Chukotka lost. My ancestors fought Russians in the battle of Sitka. I will never allow a Russian railway in my homeland. We are Tlingit and we do not forget, nor do we forget how Russia treats their natives when compared to the soverign nations we have in Alaska.